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Landa, Jaromír, David Procházka, and Jiří Šťastný. "Point cloud processing for smart systems." Acta Universitatis Agriculturae et Silviculturae Mendelianae Brunensis 61, no. 7 (2013): 2415–21. http://dx.doi.org/10.11118/actaun201361072415.
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High population as well as the economical tension emphasises the necessity of effective city management – from land use planning to urban green maintenance. The management effectiveness is based on precise knowledge of the city environment. Point clouds generated by mobile and terrestrial laser scanners provide precise data about objects in the scanner vicinity. From these data pieces the state of the roads, buildings, trees and other objects important for this decision-making process can be obtained. Generally, they can support the idea of “smart” or at least “smarter” cities.Unfortunately the point clouds do not provide this type of information automatically. It has to be extracted. This extraction is done by expert personnel or by object recognition software. As the point clouds can represent large areas (streets or even cities), usage of expert personnel to identify the required objects can be very time-consuming, therefore cost ineffective. Object recognition software allows us to detect and identify required objects semi-automatically or automatically.The first part of the article reviews and analyses the state of current art point cloud object recognition techniques. The following part presents common formats used for point cloud storage and frequently used software tools for point cloud processing. Further, a method for extraction of geospatial information about detected objects is proposed. Therefore, the method can be used not only to recognize the existence and shape of certain objects, but also to retrieve their geospatial properties. These objects can be later directly used in various GIS systems for further analyses.
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Kovalcik, Justin, and Mike Villalobos. "Automated Storage & Retrieval System." Information Technology and Libraries 38, no. 4 (December 16, 2019): 114–24. http://dx.doi.org/10.6017/ital.v38i4.11273.
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The California State University, Northridge (CSUN) Oviatt Library was the first library in the world to integrate an automated storage and retrieval system (AS/RS) into its operations. The AS/RS continues to provide efficient space management for the library. However, added value has been identified in materials security and inventory as well as customer service. The concept of library as space, paired with improved services and efficiencies, has resulted in the AS/RS becoming a critical component of library operations and future strategy. Staffing, service, and security opportunities paired with support and maintenance challenges, enable the library to provide a unique critique and assessment of an AS/RS.
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Mitev, Nathalie N. "Information Storage and Retrieval Systems: Origin, Development and Applications." Journal of Information Technology 4, no. 4 (December 1989): 242–43. http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/jit.1989.39.
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Mitev, Nathalie N. "Book Review: Information Storage and Retrieval Systems: Origin, Development and Applications." Journal of Information Technology 4, no. 4 (December 1989): 242–43. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/026839628900400408.
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Kanet, John J., and Richard Gonzalo Ramirez. "Optimal stock picking decisions in automatic storage and retrieval systems." Omega 14, no. 3 (January 1986): 239–44. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0305-0483(86)90043-5.
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Deutsch, E. S. "A Review of Some Electronic Text-Document Handling, Storage and Retrieval Systems." Journal of Information Technology 1, no. 2 (June 1986): 39–45. http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/jit.1986.22.
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Deutsch, E. S. "A Review of Some Electronic Text-Document Handling, Storage and Retrieval Systems." Journal of Information Technology 1, no. 2 (June 1986): 39–45. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/026839628600100209.
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This paper investigates some of the currently available optical disk storage and retrieval systems, image manipulation systems and OCR systems. Future developments are presented and an attempt at outlining a longer term trend is made. The main conclusions of the paper are as follows: 1. Optical disk systems which are currently available are costly and are accompanied by excessive software and hardware capabilities which might be beyond the needs of the straightforward document storage and retrieval application. A tailor-made system to suit a specific application might be the route to follow provided read-only and multiple access operations are required and the optical system has a definite overall performance advantage over-microform. 2. In general, the document handling times of both the scanners and the printers of optical systems present a constraint on their continued rapid operation. 3. For general applications it might be advisable to wait for at least a year or two by which time erasable disk media should be available and some degree of disk standardization will have evolved. Costs however could still be a factor at that time. 4. The office-supplies industry is not expecting optical systems to have an appreciable effect on the ‘paperless office’ before 1990. 5. Image manipulation systems currently available are too generalized, slow and require excessive computer storage. Their range of performance is somewhat limited. Should such a system be required, it would be best to develop application-specific software taking advantage of computer configuration.
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Zhang, Jin, Xin Cai, Taowen Le, Wei Fei, and Feicheng Ma. "A Study on Effective Measurement of Search Results from Search Engines." Journal of Global Information Management 27, no. 1 (January 2019): 196–221. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/jgim.2019010110.
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This article describes how as internet technology continues to change and improve lives and societies worldwide, effective global information management becomes increasingly critical, and effective Internet information retrieval systems become more and more significant in providing Internet users worldwide with accurate and complete information. Search engine evaluation is an important research field as search engines directly determine the quality of information users' Internet searches. Relevance-decrease pattern/model plays an important role in search engine result evaluation. This research studies effective measurement of search results through investigating relevance-decrease patterns of search results from two popular search engines: Google and Bing. The findings can be applied to relevance-evaluation of search results from other information retrieval systems such as OPAC, can help make search engine evaluations more accurate and sound, and can provide global information management personnel with valuable insights.
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Bertolini, Massimo, Mattia Neroni, and Dieter Uckelmann. "A survey of literature on automated storage and retrieval systems from 2009 to 2019." International Journal of Logistics Systems and Management 1, no. 1 (2021): 1. http://dx.doi.org/10.1504/ijlsm.2021.10039237.
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Ohe, K., T. Sakurai, T. Nagase, S. Kaihara, and C. Wang. "Object-oriented Analysis and Design of an ECG Storage and Retrieval System Integrated with an HIS." Methods of Information in Medicine 35, no. 01 (January 1996): 35–40. http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0038-1634636.
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AbstractFor a hospital information system, object-oriented methodology plays an increasingly important role, especially for the management of digitized data, e.g., the electrocardiogram, electroencephalogram, electromyogram, spirogram, X-ray, CT and histopathological images, which are not yet computerized in most hospitals. As a first step in an object-oriented approach to hospital information management and storing medical data in an object-oriented database, we connected electrocardiographs to a hospital network and established the integration of ECG storage and retrieval systems with a hospital information system. In this paper, the object-oriented analysis and design of the ECG storage and retrieval systems is reported.
Dissertations / Theses on the topic "Information storage and retrieval systems – Personnel management"
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Norberg, Patricia A. "Managed profiles : the value of personal information in commercial exchange /." View online ; access limited to URI, 2003. http://0-wwwlib.umi.com.helin.uri.edu/dissertations/dlnow/3115636.
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Honniger, Werner. "Networking the enterprise : a solution for HBR personnel." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/16481.
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Thesis (MPhil)--Stellenbosch University, 2004.ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This Extended Research Assignment discusses the information systems found in HBR Personnel. The discussion, based on the research problems, proposes steps in which the systems of HBR can be integrated so that they add the most value. Furthermore, a review of Corporate Portals is undertaken to show the potential impact it may have on organisational efficiencies and knowledge. The Assignment, according to the methodologies given, analyses the HBR information system for system incompatibilities and bottlenecks and proposes solutions for these problems. The solutions include changing core system databases and computer systems, together with a portal to fully integrate HBR Personnel’s information systems.
AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Hierdie Uitgebreide Navorsingsopdrag bespreek die informasiestelsels gevind in HBR Personnel. Die bespreking, gebaseer op die navorsingsprobleme, stel stappe voor waardeur die stelsels van HBR geïntegreer kan word om die meeste waarde toe te voeg. Verder word ‘n oorsig gedoen van Korporatiewe Portale om te wys watter potensiële impak dit kan hê op organisatoriese doeltreffendheid en kennis. Na aanleiding van die gegewe metodologieë analiseer die opdrag HBR se informasiestelsel vir sistemiese probleme en bottelnekke en stel oplossings voor vir hierdie probleme. Die oplossings sluit in ‘n verandering van kern-sisteem databasisse en rekenaarstelsels, tesame met ‘n portaal om HBR Personnel se informasiestelsels ten volle te integreer.
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Harmse, Magda Susanna. "Physicians' perspectives on personal health records: a descriptive study." Thesis, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10948/6876.
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A Personal Health Record (PHR) is an electronic record of a patient’s health-related information that is managed by the patient. The patient can give access to other parties, such as healthcare providers and family members, as they see fit. These parties can use the information in emergency situations, in order to help improve the patient’s healthcare. PHRs have an important role to play in ensuring that a patient’s complete health history is available to his healthcare providers at the point of care. This is especially true in South Africa, where the majority of healthcare organizations still rely on paper-based methods of record-keeping. Research indicates that physicians play an important role in encouraging the adoption of PHRs amongst patients. Whilst various studies have focused on the perceptions of South African citizens towards PHRs, to date no research has focused on the perceptions of South African physicians. Considering the importance of physicians in encouraging the adoption of PHRs, the problem being addressed by this research project thus relates to the lack of information relating to the perceptions of South African physicians of PHRs. Physicians with private practices at private hospitals in Port Elizabeth, South Africa were surveyed in order to determine their perceptions towards PHRs. Results indicate perceptions regarding benefits to the physician and the patient, as well as concerns to the physician and the patient. The levels of trust in various potential PHR providers and the potential uses of a PHR for the physician were also explored. The results of the survey were compared with the results of relevant international literature in order to describe the perceptions of physicians towards PHRs.
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Bantom, Simlindile Abongile. "Accessibility to patients’ own health information: a case in rural Eastern Cape, South Africa." Thesis, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11838/2411.
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Thesis (MTech (Information Technology))--Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2016.Access to healthcare is regarded as a basic and essential human right. It is widely known that ICT solutions have potential to improve access to healthcare, reduce healthcare cost, reduce medical errors, and bridge the digital divide between rural and urban healthcare centres. The access to personal healthcare records is, however, an astounding challenge for both patients and healthcare professionals alike, particularly within resource-restricted environments (such as rural communities). Most rural healthcare institutions have limited or non-existent access to electronic patient healthcare records. This study explored the accessibility of personal healthcare records by patients and healthcare professionals within a rural community hospital in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa. The case study was conducted at the St. Barnabas Hospital with the support and permission from the Faculty of Informatics and Design, Cape Peninsula University of Technology and the Eastern Cape Department of Health. Semi-structured interviews, observations, and interactive co-design sessions and focus groups served as the main data collection methods used to determine the accessibility of personal healthcare records by the relevant stakeholders. The data was qualitatively interpreted using thematic analysis. The study highlighted the various challenges experienced by healthcare professionals and patients, including time-consuming manual processes, lack of infrastructure, illegible hand-written records, missing records and illiteracy. A number of recommendations for improved access to personal healthcare records are discussed. The significance of the study articulates the imperative need for seamless and secure access to personal healthcare records, not only within rural areas but within all communities.
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Kyazze, Michael. "A hybrid model for managing personal health records in South Africa." Thesis, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10948/3145.
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Doctors can experience difficulty in accessing medical information of new patients. One reason for this is that the management of medical records is mostly institution-centred. The lack of access to medical information may negatively affect patients in several ways. These include new medical tests that may need to be carried out at a cost to the patient and doctors prescribing drugs to which the patient is allergic. This research investigates how patients can play an active role in sharing their personal health records (PHRs) with doctors located in geographically separate areas. In order to achieve the goal of this research, existing literature concerning medical health records and standards was reviewed. A literature review of techniques that can be used to ensure privacy of health information was also undertaken. Interview studies were carried out with three medical practices in Port Elizabeth with the aim of contextualising the findings from the literature study. The Design Science Research methodology was used for this research. A Hybrid Model for Managing Personal Health Records in South Africa is proposed. This model allows patients to view their PHRs on their mobile phones and medical practitioners to manage the patients’ PHRs using a web-based application. The patients’ PHR information is stored both on a cloud server and on mobile devices hence the hybrid nature. Two prototypes were developed as a proof of concept; a mobile application for the patients and a web-based application for the medical practitioners. A field study was carried out with the NMMU health services department and 12 participants over a period of two weeks. The results of the field study were highly positive. The successful evaluation of the prototypes provides empirical evidence that the proposed model brings us closer to the realisation of ubiquitous access to PHRS in South Africa.
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Tedori, Veronica. "Design of a safety management information and tracking system." Master's thesis, This resource online, 1993. http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-03302010-020341/.
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Fulmer, Charles A. "Developing information storage and retrieval systems on the internet a knowledge management approach." Thesis, Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10945/5596.
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Approved for public release; distribution is unlimitedSearch is becoming the primary way in which people get information. In 2010, global Internet usage was over two billion people, with 92% of online adults using search engines to find information. Most commercial search engines (Google, Yahoo, Bing, etc.) provide their indexing and search services at no cost. The DoD can achieve large gains at a small cost by making public documents available to search engines. This can be achieved through the utilization of important design components and effective knowledge management. This thesis examines methods for making information available to search engines at the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) and the Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC). In a large-scale project, over 200,000 documents were organized on the website dodreports.com. The results of this research revealed improvement gains of 8-20% for finding reports through commercial search engines during the first six months of implementation.
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Fei, Qi. "Operation models for information systems /." View abstract or full-text, 2009. http://library.ust.hk/cgi/db/thesis.pl?IELM%202009%20FEI.
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Bae, Sanghoon. "Development of a real-time and geographical information system-based transit management information system." Thesis, This resource online, 1993. http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-11242009-020226/.
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Kim, Hyojun. "Informed storage management for mobile platforms." Diss., Georgia Institute of Technology, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/45768.
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Storage devices are rapidly changing, and we need to adapt the OS storage software stack to keep up with the changes.
Such a re-evaluation of the storage software stack is especially required for mobile platforms because they are relying on inexpensive flash storage devices having very different performance characteristics from the familiar hard disk.In this thesis work, we first show the importance of storage in mobile platforms; contrary to conventional wisdom, we find evidence that storage is a significant contributor to application performance on mobile devices.
Then, we explore the solution space for flash storage;
user-level library for selective logging, host-side write buffering layer, and OS buffer replacement scheme for flash storage have been studied.
Finally, we build an integrated solution for smartphone storage, named Fjord. In the Fjord study, we re-design logging and RAM buffering solutions for smartphones, and also propose fine-grained reliability control mechanisms. We prove that non-volatile logging can improve storage performance remarkably. Understanding the characteristics of cloud-backed applications and controlling the reliability constraint for chosen cloud-backed applications can achieve additional significant performance gain.We implement and evaluate our solution on a real Android smartphone, and demonstrate significant performance gains for everyday apps on such platforms.
Books on the topic "Information storage and retrieval systems – Personnel management"
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J, Turnbull Ian, and Doran J. Allen, eds. Human resources management systems : a practical approach. 2nd ed. Toronto: Carswell, 1999.
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Unit, Massachusetts Human Resources Division Training. Introduction to human resource data in the information warehouse. Boston, MA: Human Resources Division, Training Unit, 1998.
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Massachusetts. Human Resources Division. Training Unit. Advanced human resource data in the Commonwealth's information warehouse. Boston, MA: Human Resources Division, Training Unit, 1999.
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McCarthy, Sherri. Personal filing systems: Creating information retrieval systems on microcomputers. Chicago, Ill: Medical Library Association, 1988.
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Human resources management tools: Guidelines for upgrading your HRM/HRIS capabilities. Tucson, AZ: Bidniss Books, 1988.
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Pushkarev, N. N. Informat︠s︡ionnye tekhnologii upravlenii︠a︡ personalom: Konspekt lekt︠s︡iĭ dli︠a︡ izuchenii︠a︡ dist︠s︡ipliny "Informat︠s︡ionnye sistemy upravlenii︠a︡" dli︠a︡ studentov VUZov. Moskva: Izd-vo "Khronograf", 1998.
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Handbook of human resource information systems: Reshaping the human resource function with technology. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1993.
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Coetzer, A. G. Vereistes vir 'n werkkragdatabasis op biblioteek- en inligtinggebied in die Republiek van Suid-Afrika. Pretoria: Raad vir Geesteswetenskaplike Navorsing, 1988.
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Grünefeld, Hans-Günther. Personalinformationssystem: Entwicklung, Anwendung, Nutzen. Wiesbaden: Gabler, 1991.
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Palframan, Diane. HR technology strategies: What is driving them today : executive summary. New York, NY: Conference Board, 2002.
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Seidmann, Abraham. "Knowledge Models for the Design and Management of Automated Storage and Retrieval Systems." In Advanced Information Technologies for Industrial Material Flow Systems, 387–416. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 1989. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-74575-1_18.
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Regazzi, John J. "The Shifting Sands of the Information Industry." In Information Retrieval and Management, 1–23. IGI Global, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-5191-1.ch001.
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This chapter examines the shift from the industrial age to the current “information age” by looking closely at the history of the electronic information industry since the 1970s, with special focus on key individuals and companies. Early pioneers developed remotely accessible database search systems and marketed them commercially. The advent of high-capacity storage media and personal computers in the 1980s made it possible for individual consumers to use databases, and in the 1990s, networking capabilities further supported the emergence of the Internet. Web portals developed, and a handful of companies successfully commoditized Web content. The 2000s were dominated by a move from general search engines to value-added “apps,” as well as by social networking, multimedia technology, and mobile consumer electronics. Throughout, the chapter highlights commonalities among the successful companies that have contributed to the strong and rapid growth of the industry as a whole.
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Srivastava, Prashant, and Ashish Khare. "On Visual Information Retrieval Using Multiresolution Techniques for Web Usage Mining Applications." In Advances in Data Mining and Database Management, 297–323. IGI Global, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-0613-3.ch012.
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The proliferation of huge amount of information has made it essential to develop systems that organize and index them for easy access. The advent of World Wide Web has provided immense opportunity to the people across the world to access and share information for different uses ranging from personal to professional. Various web mining techniques are applied to retrieve useful information as well as improvement of existing techniques of mining to search and retrieve useful information from the web. With the growth in the number of devices producing various forms of information, the amount of information is increasing exponentially. Also, these huge amount of information are being shared in the world through various means. Hence, it has become necessary to organize information in such a manner so that access to them is easy and feasible. As the amount of information is increasing rapidly, efficient indexing of information for easy access is becoming quite challenging. Hence, there is a need to search for solutions to solve this problem. The field of information retrieval attempts to solve this problem. Information retrieval is concerned with storage, organization, indexing, and retrieval of information. Information retrieval techniques incorporate several aspects of information to achieve the target of efficient indexing. Since there are several forms of information, their characteristics vary a lot from each other. Image is one such popular form of information which is shared the most among the people around the world. Also, with the presence of numerous image capturing devices, acquisition of image is no longer a difficult task. People enjoy capturing and sharing images through social network. Although image is a complex structure, it is easily understood by people across the world. Also, it has become a popular means of information sharing among people. This chapter discusses information retrieval techniques for image data. Visual Information Retrieval or Content-Based Image Retrieval (CBIR) accepts query in the form of image or image features instead of text. It is concerned with searching and retrieval of images similar to the query given in the form of images. Most of the visual information retrieval techniques are based on processing single resolution of an image. But processing of single resolution of image is not sufficient for efficient retrieval as image is a complex structure and contains varying level of details. Hence, there is a need of multiresolution processing of images. Today, it is very difficult to keep track of number of research papers based on multiresolution analysis as it is widely used for various image-based applications. Also, there are a number of multiresolution techniques available to achieve this. Multiresolution processing has one big advantage that features that are left undetected at one level get detected at another level which is not the case with single resolution analysis. We demonstrate this fact with the help of an experiment using Discrete Wavelet Transform along with the discussion of various multiresolution techniques for visual information retrieval. The experiment helps in explaining the important properties of multiresolution analysis and also provides future scope of research in this field.
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Bashilov, Alexey Mikhailovich, and Vladimir Alexandrovich Korolev. "Videocapsule Management of Agro-Technological Processes." In Handbook of Research on Smart Computing for Renewable Energy and Agro-Engineering, 330–52. IGI Global, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-1216-6.ch014.
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The chapter reveals new opportunities for the use of digital video surveillance in the agro-industrial sector. It presents a methodological approach and practical guidelines for modeling and managing changes in agrotechnology, in the conditions of digital transformation of large amounts of data. The proposed technical solutions are aimed at creating better products and gaining competitive advantages, thanks to the improved relationship of specialists and the transition to predictive data analysis. Video surveillance as the most accessible way to obtain information involves the creation of large amounts of data, their long-term storage, fast retrieval, and diverse analysis. The possibilities of video surveillance systems widely used to ensure the safety of industrial buildings and the protection of areas equipped with automatic video analytics modules and integrated computer programs are considered. The organization of managing geographically-distributed agricultural production using mobile and remote video surveillance systems is shown. By using the proposed project of integrating digital video surveillance into a big data system, the organization can be transformed to improve strategy, make system decisions, improve marketing and sales results, improve efficiency and productivity of business processes, improve the performance of production personnel, minimize unprofitable risks, and maximize management efficiency, which will lead to the emergence of new opportunities.
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Jennex, Murray E. "Technologies in Support of Knowledge Management Systems." In Information Resources Management, 784–96. IGI Global, 2010. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-61520-965-1.ch318.
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Knowledge management systems (KMSs) support the various knowledge management (KM) functions of knowledge capture, storage, search, retrieval, and use. To do this, KMSs utilize a variety of technologies and enterprise systems. This chapter surveys the various technologies and enterprise systems. Specific attention is placed on enterprise systems that integrate KM into organizational business processes, and technologies that enhance the effectiveness of these implementations. The chapter is based primarily on research summarized in Case Studies in Knowledge Management (Jennex, 2005a) and articles published by the Knowledge Management Track at the Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS).
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Aung, Zeyar, and Khine Khine Nyunt. "Constructive Knowledge Management Model and Information Retrieval Methods for Software Engineering." In Software Development Techniques for Constructive Information Systems Design, 377–93. IGI Global, 2013. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-3679-8.ch021.
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In this book chapter, the authors discuss two important trends in modern software engineering (SE) regarding the utilization of knowledge management (KM) and information retrieval (IR). Software engineering is a discipline in which knowledge and experience, acquired in the course of many years, play a fundamental role. For software development organizations, the main assets are not manufacturing plants, buildings, and machines, but the knowledge held by their employees. Software engineering has long recognized the need for managing knowledge and that the SE community could learn much from the KM community. The authors introduce the fundamental concepts of KM theory and practice and mainly discuss the aspects of knowledge management that are valuable to software development organizations and how a KM system for such an organization can be implemented. In addition to knowledge management, information retrieval (IR) also plays a crucial role in SE. IR is a study of how to efficiently and effectively retrieve a required piece of information from a large corpus of storage entities such as documents. As software development organizations grow larger and have to deal with larger numbers (probably millions) of documents of various types, IR becomes an essential tool for retrieving any piece of information that a software developer wants within a short time. IR can be used both as a general-purpose tool to improve the productivity of developers or as an enabler tool to facilitate a KM system.
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Dale, Peter, and John McLaughlin. "Land Information Management." In Land Administration. Oxford University Press, 2000. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198233909.003.0012.
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A key component of land administration is the management of land and property related data. Such data may be held in manual or digital form although, increasingly, all land related records are being computerized for ease of storage and retrieval. Data are raw collections of facts that, from a land administration perspective, may be gathered and written down as numbers and text, for instance in a surveyor’s field book, or collected and stored digitally through the use of ‘data loggers’ and computers. They may also be held graphically as on maps or aerial photographs. Data become information when processed into a form meaningful to a decision-maker. The usefulness of this information will depend upon the quality of the data and especially on the extent to which they are up to date, accurate, complete, comprehensive, understandable, and accessible. Even then, good data do not necessarily produce good management decisions since other factors may be involved, such as the qualities of the data user; the converse is however true, namely that poor quality data will almost certainly result in bad decision-making. Land and property related data are increasingly managed within formal land information systems (LIS). As with all information systems, LIS use a combination of human and technical resources, together with a set of organizing procedures, to produce information in support of management activities (Dale and McLaughlin 1988). Increasingly, the technologies that drive the data processing are components of geographic information systems (GIS). There has been much debate about the nature of GIS, some seeing them as sets of hardware, software, and data while others have seen them as all-embracing institutional arrangements of which the technology is only part. In the following discussion, GIS will be treated as the former and restricted to the acquisition and assembly of spatial data; their processing, storage, and maintenance; and their retrieval, analysis, and dissemination. By analogy with the motor car, GIS are the engines that power the car and data are the fuel; operating a transportation system is, however, a more complex process.
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Parry, Emma. "The Benefits of Using Technology in Human Resource Management." In Encyclopedia of Human Resources Information Systems, 110–16. IGI Global, 2009. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-59904-883-3.ch016.
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The use of technology within human resource management has grown considerably over the last decade with the majority of organizations now using some form of HR information system (HRIS). For instance, in Europe, Watson-Wyatt (2002) found that 70% of the organizations surveyed used the Internet or Intranet to deliver HR services to employees with most respondents planning to enhance substantially their e-HR capabilities over the two years after the survey. In the UK alone, survey research by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development in 2005 showed that 77% of organizations used an HRIS. Research from Cranfield School of Management in 2003 found an even higher proportion of companies using HRIS at 82%. An HRIS can perform a number of functions from the simple storage and communication of information, to more complex transactions. As technology advances, the range of functions that an HRIS can undertake increases. The use of HRIS can provide a number of benefits to the HR function, line managers, and the wider organization. On one level, the use of technology has been shown to lead to faster, more accurate and more efficient processes, and reduced HR costs. Technology can also be used to provide HR information and to enable managers and employees to perform simple HR tasks themselves. On another level, the use of HRIS to reduce the administrative and transactional burden on the HR function can lead to a change in the structure of HR and allow the function to play a more strategic role in the organization. The reasons behind an organization’s introduction of an HRIS may vary considerably from the need to facilitate efficient processes or cut costs, to improve communication and customer service, or the desire to create a shift in the role of the HR function from one that is mainly administrative to one that is more strategic. This chapter will discuss the potential impacts of technology on HRM in terms of the possible rationale behind the introduction of an HRIS. The chapter will draw on the past literature on HRIS as well as on case study research conducted by the author in conjunction with the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (Parry, Tyson, Selbie, & Leighton, 2006) to examine the possible components of a business case for HRIS and the benefits that such systems can potentially offer to an organization.
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Parry, Emma. "The Benefits of Using Technology in Human Resource Management." In Information Resources Management, 522–29. IGI Global, 2010. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-61520-965-1.ch301.
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The use of technology within human resource management has grown considerably over the last decade with the majority of organizations now using some form of HR information system (HRIS). For instance, in Europe, Watson-Wyatt (2002) found that 70% of the organizations surveyed used the Internet or Intranet to deliver HR services to employees with most respondents planning to enhance substantially their e-HR capabilities over the two years after the survey. In the UK alone, survey research by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development in 2005 showed that 77% of organizations used an HRIS. Research from Cranfield School of Management in 2003 found an even higher proportion of companies using HRIS at 82%. An HRIS can perform a number of functions from the simple storage and communication of information, to more complex transactions. As technology advances, the range of functions that an HRIS can undertake increases. The use of HRIS can provide a number of benefits to the HR function, line managers, and the wider organization. On one level, the use of technology has been shown to lead to faster, more accurate and more efficient processes, and reduced HR costs. Technology can also be used to provide HR information and to enable managers and employees to perform simple HR tasks themselves. On another level, the use of HRIS to reduce the administrative and transactional burden on the HR function can lead to a change in the structure of HR and allow the function to play a more strategic role in the organization. The reasons behind an organization’s introduction of an HRIS may vary considerably from the need to facilitate efficient processes or cut costs, to improve communication and customer service, or the desire to create a shift in the role of the HR function from one that is mainly administrative to one that is more strategic. This chapter will discuss the potential impacts of technology on HRM in terms of the possible rationale behind the introduction of an HRIS. The chapter will draw on the past literature on HRIS as well as on case study research conducted by the author in conjunction with the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (Parry, Tyson, Selbie, & Leighton, 2006) to examine the possible components of a business case for HRIS and the benefits that such systems can potentially offer to an organization.
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Olah, Judit, and Ole Axvig. "Expanding the Strategic Role of Information Interactions in the Enterprise Environment." In Business Information Systems, 325–42. IGI Global, 2010. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-61520-969-9.ch022.
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In a modern enterprise environment, many information resources are available to people working to produce valuable output. Due to technology proliferation, remote work access, and multiple geographical locations generating their own solutions for local infrastructure challenges, as well as the fact that modern professionals are tasked to make decisions autonomously, it is not self-evident what types of information resources could or should be accessed in what order in order to move processes towards the desired product outcome. Our integrated model was developed using the results of an empirical study. The model puts a user-centered focus on business process model building by mapping all information interactions surrounding the business processes (i.e. creation, storage, management, retrieval of documents/ contents as well as information and data). The model characterizes the business processes by types of information interaction, analyzes process phases by those interactions and evaluates actual locations of information content extractions.
Conference papers on the topic "Information storage and retrieval systems – Personnel management"
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Byron, Bethany M., and Steven B. Shooter. "Case Study: User Adoption of a Product Configuration Management System at a Modular Playground Equipment Producer." In ASME 2006 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference. ASMEDC, 2006. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/detc2006-99225.
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Product platform and product family strategies place tremendous demands on the efficient capture, storage, and retrieval of information in the form of product data. The user’s adoption of an information management system for product families and mass customization is critical for allowing the system to perform as it ought. The following is a case study at a major modular playground equipment producer undergoing the implementation of a new graphical-based configurator for managing its mass customized products. The case study examines the proliferation of software packages to perform configuration and the flow of information in the configuration process. Next, the new configurator is evaluated on its new features to capture, store, and reuse configurations and its visual appeal. Last, the paper addresses the personal behaviors and training methods used for increasing adoption and their success.
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Calverley, Mark J., and Richard C. Fleet. "Metocean Data: Maximising Potential Cost Benefit." In ASME 2008 27th International Conference on Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering. ASMEDC, 2008. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/omae2008-57379.
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Metocean data are critical through the oil and gas development life cycle. However, the approach taken to acquisition of metocean data (whether modelled or measured), and its subsequent storage and distribution, is often not properly addressed to consider requirements beyond individual components of the life cycle. Additionally a disconnected approach to data-driven projects lacks the benefits afforded through an integrated system that can lead to both operational and financial inefficiencies. The proper consideration of metocean data is briefly discussed in this paper. However the focus of the paper is the description of a web based system that provides access to metocean data in a range of formats that best meet the needs of non-expert end users. The system can deliver: • hindcast data, • forecast data, • near real time in-situ measurement data, • and earth observing data. All readily queried through a simple a ‘GIS’ style interface. The system can be considered as a number of elements: • Data import and retrieval; • Data storage; • Data interface; • Client management system; • Client interface. The data platform underpinning the architecture is designed to readily interface to all types of data delivery, both into and out of the system. The Client Management System ensures that access to data is restricted to bona fide users of the companies owning the data. The system aims to utilise the best available technology and where appropriate to utilise available ‘off the shelf’ solutions. The focus of the work for these elements has been determining data structures and the interface between the elements. The client interface was considered to be the highly critical element as it is the only element seen by the client. It has been developed with a range of end users in mind. The information delivered will be tailored by the system to meet the requirements of various end user applications. For example meteorological and wave data may be delivered to meet the requirements of legislation to support helicopter operations. The same data may be delivered in a different way to support construction activity such that a traffic light system is applied to operational limits. The system permits delivery via standard internet browsers on a PC or via PDAs, thus enabling decision makers onshore to be aware of in-field conditions. Alerts on conditions can also be applied to ensure that personnel are aware of potential impact of metocean conditions on offshore operations.
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Clarke, Charles L. A., Philip L. Tilker, Allen Quoc-Luan Tran, Kevin Harris, and Antonio S. Cheng. "A reliable storage management layer for distributed information retrieval systems." In the twelfth international conference. New York, New York, USA: ACM Press, 2003. http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/956863.956905.
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Winer, Charles, and Thomas W. Pavkov. "Human Services Information Technology." In 2001 Informing Science Conference. Informing Science Institute, 2001. http://dx.doi.org/10.28945/2380.
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From surveyed responses and evolving technologies, technical issues related to developing a secure county/regional based human services information systems solution are identified. Components of such a system are identified and discussed as to their viability to successfully design and implement shared data between government agencies and non-profit groups throughout Lake County and the State of Indiana. Some of these components are a common intake function, master client/family index to including client education, training and history components, a master provider index, case coordination/management system, and the use of E-forms to reduce traditional paper processing and encourage more efficient usage of data storage and retrieval technologies within a clientcentric environment.
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Liew, William Sin, M. Shahril Allapitchai, Ahmad Luqman Johan, Sattiyaraju Sellapan, Khalil Ould M'Bareck, Ahmad Hafizi Ahmad Zaini, and Mohd Hairi Abdul Razak. "Project Management Strategy: Managing Covid-19 Global Pandemic for Deepwater Offshore Operations in Remote Location." In International Petroleum Technology Conference. IPTC, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.2523/iptc-21843-ms.
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Abstract During the declaration of COVID-19 as a global pandemic by World Health Organization (WHO), the work of plug & abandonment of 15 deepwater subsea wells were ongoing in Field "C". Discovered in 2001, the field is located approximately 80 km west of coastline and about 90 km from Nouakchott, capital of Mauritania, situated in West Africa. Field "C" is a deepwater field in water depth ranging from 730m to 830m. The field was developed using subsea wells, Hinged Over Subsea Templates (HOST), manifolds, flexible flowlines, umbilicals and risers tied back to a permanently moored FPSO. The field consists of nine (9) oil producer wells and five (5) water injection wells. During the development stage, one (1) gas injection well was drilled and completed at adjacent Field "B" about 17 km Northeast of Field "C". The water depth at this gas injection well location is approximately 280m. The diagram below shows the Field "C" and Field "B" layout. Field "C" has reached maturity in 2016. Due to high operating costs, declining production coupled with declining oil prices, the decision was made to cease production, plug and abandon (P&A) and decommission the field. Two phases strategy was engaged by the Operator in order to complete the decommissioning and abandonment of Field "C". In Phase 1, which was executed back in the year of 2017-2018, all the 15 deepwater subsea wells were temporarily suspended with two (2) barriers in place. The Floating, Production, Storage and Offloading (FPSO) unit was decommissioned and disconnected. In line with the strategy of dividing the project into two phases, the information on well integrity and conditions acquired during the Phase 1 Temporary Wells Suspension (TWS) was used by the Operator in planning for Phase 2 – Wells Plug and Abandonment (P&A). The Operator made full use of the temporary well suspension period between Phase 1 and Phase 2 for engineering, procurement and operations preparation. The same drillship was utilized for the project in both phases. Multiple optimizations and modifications were done on the drillship based on lessons learned in Phase 1 and to cater for the subsea Xmas Tree and subsea structures retrieval in Phase 2. Due to the nature of the remote location and no existing oil & gas operations support base, all equipment required in this project was sent to Mauritania early. Equipment inspection and acceptance were carried out in Mauritania as part of the strategy in ensuring the availability of good quality equipment for offshore operations. The operations on Wells Plug & Abandonment commenced in December 2019. In March 2020, upon declaration of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Operator was faced with the difficulty of continuing operation as the Host Country activated border lockdown. The Operator managed to continue operations for remaining well and demobilized drillship and personnel safely. The Operator has successfully retrieved three (3) subsea Xmas Trees, P&A three (3) wells and intervened six (6) other wells for tubing cutting before operations was suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic. The Operator used the suspension phase to devise a methodology to resume operation in the prevailing COVID-19 pandemic situation. The challenges faced during the COVID-19 pandemic as well as the steps taken for resumption are highlighted in this paper.